Introductionto
NUS Enterprise
Experiential
Entrepreneurial Education
Active Industry
Partnership
Holistic Entrepreneurship
Support
Asia’s Thought Leader for
Innovation & Enterprise
NUS Enterprise – What We Do
Experiential Entrepreneurial EducationOutputs
Stockholm
Singapore
Shanghai
Silicon Valley
New York
Israel
Beijing
Figures updated as of March 2014
2003
Darius Cheong and
Varun Chatterji graduate
from NOC.
2005
Found tenCube in along with
NUS alumni Rishi and
Indradeep.
Incubate at NEI.
2006
Group wins Start-
Up@Singapore business plan competition.
$30,000 prize is used as seed
funding.
2007
Launch WaveSecuretechnology.
tenCube is acquired by McAfee
Success Stories
2003
2005
2006
2007
2010
Annual revenues top
$1M; company rejects
acquisition offer between
$5-10M
April 2014. Zopim is
acquired by American company
Zendesk for a reported $30M
2007
2009
20122014
Incubated at NEI; showcases for Tim
Draper; Product Launch in
Singapore and Silicon Valley
Obtains SPRING Seeds & NTH co-
investment
IP Management –Commercialize IP
Industry Relations –Promote Collaboration
Industry Liaison Office Transform Innovation into Products and Services
• Strategic engagement
with industry
• Close interaction with
faculties and research
centers
• Lead in negotiations for
external collaborations
ProtectCommercialize
Evaluate
Managing IP Beyond NUS
Mechanobiology
Institute,
Singapore
Research Center of
Excellence:
CREATE:
Hebrew University of
Jerusalem’s Research Centre
on Inflammatory Diseases
Our Comprehensive Eco-System & Incubator Framework
NUS Incubator
NEI Overseas Centres
Bringing foreign start-ups into SG
12 months12 – 18 months
Evalu
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Evalu
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NUS Enterprise Incubator (NEI):
• Physical Incubation Facilities & Support Services (e.g., Corporate Secretary, Bookkeeping, Marketing/ Communications)
• Mentoring Program
Incubation & Mentoring Support
• Assistance in applying for government grants
• Angel Funds/ VCs
Access to Funding
• Access to NS R&D resources
• IP Advisory
• Legal/accounting services
• Workshops for business/financing training
Infrastructure
• Roadshows
• Investor Forums
• Networking (connect to local network e.g. SVCA & BANSEA and global network e.g. Silicon Valley & NOC connections)
• Business Leaders Roundtable
Marketing
Examples of Successful Practicum Projects
NEI@PGP NEI@FOE
Our Incubator Community
Jointly set up by NUS Enterprise, Media Development Authority and SingTel Innov8 to boost Singapore’s interactive digital space, Plug-In@Blk71 provides start-ups and entrepreneurs one-stop access to the resources they need, as well as a common space to network and meet potential partners/ investors.
NUS Enterprise Office
NEI@PGP(Prince George’s Park)
N-House
NEI@Blk71(Plug-In@Blk71)NEI@FOE
(Faculty of Engineering)
NUS Enterprise Community
SOC/IDMI
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